U.S. national security : policymakers, processes, and politics - Sarkesian, Sam C. (Sam Charles), 1927-2011.; Williams, John Allen, 1945-; Cimbala, Stephen J. (Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013)
National interests and national security -- The national security context -- Who's who in the international system -- The conflict spectrum -- National security, nuclear weapons, and arms control -- The US political system -- The national security establishment -- The President and the presidency -- The policy triad and the National Security Council -- The military establishment -- The intelligence establishment -- The national security policy process -- The policy process -- The President and Congress -- Empowering the people -- Civil-military relations -- Looking toward the future -- Long-range issues of national security -- Making the system work -- For further reading.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-328) and index.
Keywords: National security -- United States -- Decision making; Military policy -- Decision making; United States -- Military policy -- Decision making